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Football is, after all, a wonderful way to get rid of your aggressions without going to jail for it.

Woody Hayes

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Woody Hayes
Age: 74 †
Born: 1913
Born: February 14
Died: 1987
Died: March 12
Football Player
Military Officer
Clifton
Ohio
Wayne Woodrow Hayes
Jail
Football
Wonderful
Without
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Way
Aggressions
Aggression

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